“A striking feature of the monuments in the Poltalloch district is the great size of slabs used as standing stones and as the covers and side-slabs of cists. At many places in the neighbourhood can be seen outcrops of rock where such slabs could be got with little labour. One of the most striking of these is shown in fig.13 at Torbhlaren Hill near Kilmichael Glassary. By the process of denudation the slabs stand out isolated from the face of rock, merely requiring to be broken off. Others that have fallen away lie ready for carrying off, on the steep slope below.” from ‘Further excavations of cairns at Poltalloch, Argyll’ by J. Hewat Craw. PSAS vol. 65 (1931).
Hi Rhiannon, you’re quick off the mark - I only added the site late last night! Morning! :-)
Morning :) Just avoiding work, this is much nicer to think about. I have to say your other posts about Gigha have made me very much want to visit. It looks like mission to get there but I think I'd like it very much!
I’ve only just started uploading my stuff… there’s a list of sites missing from the OS - and I’ve got some brand new ones too. Gigha and Colonsay are paradises for an archaeological fieldwalker it seems.